Natalie Cole Nat King Cole The Christmas Song ( Merry Christmas To You) Hallmark Cards 1998

The Christmas Song (commonly subtitled Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire or, as it was originally subtitled, Merry Christmas to You ) is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by musician, composer, and vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer. In an effort to stay cool by thinking cool, the mostperformed (according to BMI) Christmas song was born. The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song early in 1946. At Cole s behest and